Ibis Hotels in Leinfelden-Echterdingen

We have stayed at IBIS Stuttgart Airport-Messe several times, mostly arriving by car but sometimes on the plane which then entails a €10 taxi ride to the hotel (bring cash). Arriving by car, it's especially convenient if you need to do shopping since both Aldi and Lidl are very, very close by. The hotel parking is, however chargeable (€10) - it's around the back, and has one deck of covered parking and one of uncovered. However if you arrive late at night and leave early morning (before 07:30) you are probably OK to park in front of hotel. Do not park in Lidl, where there are cameras enforcing a three-hour free parking limit (active 24 hrs). As to the hotel itself, it is everything you need for a short no-frills stay. The staff are all very friendly, courteous and helpful. Rooms are uniform no-frills IBIS - comfy beds, capsule bathroom, no rugs or carpets, a/c, opening windows, open-plan hanging area and shelves, small seating area with one chair, bedside lamps, TV and phone. There are adequate power points but no dedicated phone charging USB or -C sockets, so ensure you have adaptors. Breakfast is absolutely excellent: plentiful and good quality, costs €13, and nobody minds if you fix up a few rolls for your on-the-road lunch. We recommend this hotel very highly and will continue to use it regularly. One small tip - on two or three occasions there have been late-night ”gatherings” of other hotel guests (it seems to me they are contract workers on 1-week or 2-week stays) on the hotel steps outside, drinking beer from bottles and generally making a row. Therefore, I strongly recommend requesting a room at the BACK of the hotel, HIGH up and FACING the hotel car park.